ACPS mask policy?

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Anonymous wrote:We are on the West End.

Our kids say almost 100% masks on kids in all rooms they've been in or seen. Our son says that the only kids without masks are the ones you would expect. He also said that he has seen one teacher without a mask (sometimes? not all the time) but all the other teachers and adults are masked.

This makes us and our kids very happy.

Genuinely curious. What assumptions are you making here?

You're genuinely curious?

More like you know exactly what they are inferring and you know it's right but you think the threat of calling someone a racist will invalidate the factual claims.

Oh, okay, yeah, I definitely didn't know where you were going with your comment, so good thing I asked for clarification. And I'm confused? Is your son saying only POC aren't wearing masks? That hasn't been my experience.

DP but I have to chime in here. Do you work in public health? I do. Vax rates for AAs are a fraction of what they are for Caucasians and Asians. That's data. If you want to disagree with hard numbers, be my guest.

I find it incredibly interesting that so much of the left is simultaneously clinging to their masks like life rafts, constantly rallying for racial justice issues but completely defensive when its pointed out that AAs don't vax or mask even close to rates that whites do.

Why is that?

Is there data that Black people mask less than whites?

So you concede that they vax less, but want to claim that they mask equally? That's... odd. Especially given what we all witness on a daily basis.

This typifies what the left is all about. Instead of working to help the AA community, you deny the truths about their failings.

Anecdotal, but as a vaccinated and boosted AA who pays attention to these things, AA's I know and have seen out and about mask MORE than whites. I don't think the AA's who aren't vaxxed think covid is 'no big deal' they just may have other reasons for skepticism/hesitancy about vaccines. So they mask but may not vaxx.

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Anonymous wrote:17:27, have you ever heard the saying that "when you assume, you make an a$$ out of you, not me"? Because that is precisely what you've done. You obviously don't know much about the demographics of some of the West End schools.

We are a multi-racial family. Our son is black. In his statement that you referenced and seem to be taking umbrage about, he is referring to the (few) white kids who go to Hammond. They were the first to unmask and they did so on the first day. Interestingly, after little public support, they have begun masking again and he says that towards the end of this week the (few) kids who were unmasked were those who were trouble/d or in trouble of all races. Other than that, most kids were masked as were the teachers (except that one). He also says that he and most of his classmates are pretty religious about using the hand sanitizer in each room, wiping down desks and chairs, and trying to be safe. He said teachers in all of his hand out wipes at the end of class to wipe down desks and chairs. The same with the cafeteria. Apparently the school even adjusted the lunch times by a small amount to add in a little extra time for more thorough cleaning.

I repeat that we're very happy with how the school is managing Covid and safety protocols. If our kids will be in school then we're happy they're in the school they're in because we feel that they are as safe as they can be made from the virus given the circumstances. If masks start coming off, we'll reevaluate. Until then, we hope things continue as they are.

Wow - I just find this so hard to believe based on what is see at my elementary school a mile from there. It kind of sounds like your son is telling you what you want hear and the judgement of the unmasked kids is completely over the top.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:17:27, have you ever heard the saying that "when you assume, you make an a$$ out of you, not me"? Because that is precisely what you've done. You obviously don't know much about the demographics of some of the West End schools.

We are a multi-racial family. Our son is black. In his statement that you referenced and seem to be taking umbrage about, he is referring to the (few) white kids who go to Hammond. They were the first to unmask and they did so on the first day. Interestingly, after little public support, they have begun masking again and he says that towards the end of this week the (few) kids who were unmasked were those who were trouble/d or in trouble of all races. Other than that, most kids were masked as were the teachers (except that one). He also says that he and most of his classmates are pretty religious about using the hand sanitizer in each room, wiping down desks and chairs, and trying to be safe. He said teachers in all of his hand out wipes at the end of class to wipe down desks and chairs. The same with the cafeteria. Apparently the school even adjusted the lunch times by a small amount to add in a little extra time for more thorough cleaning.

I repeat that we're very happy with how the school is managing Covid and safety protocols. If our kids will be in school then we're happy they're in the school they're in because we feel that they are as safe as they can be made from the virus given the circumstances. If masks start coming off, we'll reevaluate. Until then, we hope things continue as they are.

Wow - I just find this so hard to believe based on what is see at my elementary school a mile from there. It kind of sounds like your son is telling you what you want hear and the judgement of the unmasked kids is completely over the top.

Go stand outside the school during dismissal. Watch the kids coming out. Count on 1 or 2 hands how few are not wearing masks.

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I was in MH for about an hour the other day and about 50% of the kids had masks, but they were pulled under their chins or hanging from their wrists. A decent number did not have a mask at all, but the ones with masks that weren’t being used was more interesting. It makes me think a lot more kids aren’t masking in schools, or are taking prolonged masks breaks (in crowded halls) than parents realize.

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Teacher here. 25 out of 27 of my students were masked all day today, as was I. West end.